Biography
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Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters by Jane Dunn
The hidden lives of Piffy, Bird and Bing...
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The Pike: Gabriele D’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
The Pike: Gabriele D’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War is the third major book (…)
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The Tigress of Forli by Elizabeth Lev
Heroic Caterina de Medici gets investigated...
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Sylvia Pankhurst: The Rebellious Suffragette by Shirley Harrison
A closer look at the life and work of the committed suffragette...
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Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton
A beautiful, multi-sensory work of art that defies definition...
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Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox by Lois Banner
A fascinating insight into the life and death of the Hollywood icon.
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Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed by Michelle Morgan
The on-screen siren gets investigated in 'a biography as complex and appealing as Marilyn herself.'
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No Regrets: Edith Piaf by Carolyn Burke
The famous French chanteuse unravelled in a cool, clear biography.
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Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny by Rani Singh
The story of the woman who 'holds sway over one sixth of humanity.'
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Chanel: An Intimate Life by Lisa Chaney
A new in-depth biography of the undisputed fashion icon...
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Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson
The subversive and sexual author with a pocketful of snails...
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Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds by Lyndall Gordon
The reclusive American poet and the family feuds that went on long after her death...
